| 单词 | papacy |
| 例句 | Zero had taken hold in the West, and despite the papacy's objections, it was too strong to be exiled once more. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z We learned how to be the eyes, ears, and nose of the papacy. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z At first the papacy was blind to the danger. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They kept the papacy weak and unstable, standing with their weapons in hand right under the eyes of the Pope. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z After Napoleon’s defeat the papacy reclaimed the files, but many disappeared on the return journey, probably sold for recycling to cover expenses. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Therefore, His Holiness Pope Leo has found the papacy extremely powerful. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z As the papacy lost its hold on its flock, the Catholic Church tried to reject zero and the void more strongly than ever, yet zero had already taken root. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He should never have agreed to raise to the papacy any cardinal he might have injured or who, upon becoming pope, might have cause to fear him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Although he made use of his reputation for generosity in order to gain the papacy, Pope Julius II then decided not to maintain this reputation, in order to be able to wage war. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z His response to the revelations of massive abuse in Ireland may go down as the lowest moment of his papacy. Pope Benedict the liberal? 2013-02-12T20:02:00Z What’s most striking, though, is that its attitude to the papacy is simultaneously cheeky and serious. House of cardinals: why is TV so obsessed with Catholicism? 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The Borgias represent a low point in the Renaissance church when corruption and greed defined the papacy. Television Review: The Power Brokers: Fathers, Sons, Dynasties 2011-03-31T20:00:05Z But Catholics, along with the masses who have been suddenly and momentarily interested in Catholic affairs, should remember that the papacy is not to be confused with the church itself. Pope Francis doesn’t represent all Catholics 2013-03-21T14:49:00Z “In many respects, democratic socialism was and is close to Catholic social doctrine,” he wrote just before his papacy, “and has in any case made a remarkable contribution to the formation of a social consciousness.” Pope Benedict the liberal? 2013-02-12T20:02:00Z Benedict, in contrast, wore the vesture like a uniform, emphasizing his notion of the papacy not as a glamorous appointment but as the humble, humbling job of leading the Catholic Church. The hidden meanings of Pope Benedict XVI’s ruby-red shoes 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z A Latin translation was manually printed in several copies and they became the main vehicle for spreading news of his find to the royal courts of Europe and the papacy. U.S. returns stolen 525-year-old Columbus letter to Vatican 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Bergoglio then delivers a pointed critique of the Benedict papacy that would warm the heart of a liberal Catholic: Reading the Signs When a Couple of Papal Pals Get to Talking 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Titian looked not to the papacy but to the Habsburgs for patronage. Christmas gifts 2012: the best art books 2012-11-30T08:00:03Z "His papacy will always be saddled with the stain of the sex abuse crisis," he said, adding that the resignation "seems to me inextricably linked to the sex abuse crisis". Pope's resignation 'linked to sex abuse crisis', says Mea Maxima Culpa director 2013-02-13T12:20:36Z A: I'm convinced his will be seen as one of the great reforming papacies, even if he himself may not last long as pope ... Book Talk: Great Reformer biography links Pope Francis to Argentine roots 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Would he keep the signature red shoes of the papacy? Retired Pope’s Endorsement of Mexican Shoes Tops All Others 2013-05-29T19:24:54Z The leaked documents ultimately harm Benedict himself, and the scandal is also fundamentally detrimental to the papacy itself. Author rattles Jewish leaders 2012-06-21T21:17:00Z Nearly everything about the papacy of Francis has been unexpected – starting with the all but unprecedented resignation of his predecessor, the far more stubbornly traditional Pope Benedict. Time’s fitting choice: The “people’s pope” as Person of the Year 2013-12-11T15:51:00Z Visiting this museum before going to the Palace of the Popes helps furnish and populate that otherwise empty building and captures art and life during the Avignon papacy. Reconnecting with Avignon — a medieval town with a youthful attitude 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z "He also has his own guilt because he didn't go for the papacy," Suchet said. This time, David Suchet's a super-sleuth of sorts in the Vatican 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z It may not have been much more than a rhetorical nudge, but this and numerous other remarks helped move the papacy away from his predecessor’s wounded, proprietary stance toward a secularizing Europe. Pope Benedict the liberal? 2013-02-12T20:02:00Z His shedding of the trappings of the papacy and adoption of relative austerity — extending to the use of a very small car as his designated “popemobile” — buttress the assertion of the movie’s title. Review: In ‘Pope Francis: A Man of His Word,’ a Religious Leader Speaks at Length 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z A global assembly of Roman Catholic bishops is shaping up as the first major showdown of Pope Francis's papacy, with conservative and progressive cardinals trading insults ahead of its start on Sunday. Vatican meeting a test case for Pope Francis' papacy 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z “For a church with a long history, including a history of rival claimants to the papacy, setting careful precedents was important,” Arthur P. Urbano wrote in America magazine in 2013. The hidden meanings of Pope Benedict XVI’s ruby-red shoes 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Played with a malevolent flatness by Jude Law, Lenny may have come into power at only forty-seven, but he has no interest in Vatican novelties, flashy promotional campaigns, or building the papacy’s social-media channels. A Man Without Qualities: HBO’s “The Young Pope” 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Anglicans are racked by doctrinal disputes and an increasing sense of futility, and Catholics labour under the yoke of a reactionary papacy and the merciless demands of celibacy. Michael Arditti: why I write fiction about faith 2013-07-26T10:47:00Z But even before the waiter arrives with water and wine, the monsignor delivers his verdict on Ratzinger’s papacy: “The pope doesn’t fully exercise his office!” Author rattles Jewish leaders 2012-06-21T21:17:00Z His papacy has been hounded most by the child sex abuse scandals. Pope marks milestones amid signs of frailty, succession talk 2012-04-15T10:55:00Z But as the papacy increased its power, it claimed the exclusive authority to name a saint. Who becomes a saint in the Catholic Church, and is that changing? 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Whether the papacy is left vacant by death or resignation, the camerlengo runs the ordinary affairs of the Vatican city-state until a new pope is elected in a secret conclave. Pope names new prelate who runs Vatican during papal transitions 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Does that mean the papacy itself is an institution as irrelevant to modern life as the Doge of Venice? Oh, the power of papal portraiture 2013-03-12T15:28:35Z Alexander, an expansive, charming, clever man of huge appetite, contributes the money, the political connections and the not-inconsiderable power of the papacy itself. ‘In the Name of the Family,’ by Sarah Dunant, makes the Borgias live again 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z The aftershocks of these debates continue to reverberate through the conservative papacy of Pope Benedict XVI. October 1962: the month that modern culture was born 2012-09-29T22:12:23Z The papacy actively promoted the establishment and proliferation of universities. Militant atheism has become a religion 2013-03-25T01:00:00Z Last year, in the first major written work of his papacy, Francis attacked unfettered capitalism as "a new tyranny", urging global leaders to fight poverty and growing inequality. Pope Francis denounces wealth gap in open-air Seoul mass 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z In making your pope an actor, are you suggesting that the papacy — or perhaps any highly visible position of power — is largely about performance? ArtsBeat: Cannes Q. and A.: Nanni Moretti on Tackling Big Game 2011-05-18T16:54:44Z Abortion will still be considered a sin worthy of excommunication, but from December of this year to November of next, the papacy will consider it one that is also worthy of mercy. Pope Francis plans to send “missionaries of mercy” to forgive women for having abortions 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Each of these Catholic heroes had a certain respect for the papacy, but they didn’t let that get in the way of living out the gospel for themselves. Pope Francis doesn’t represent all Catholics 2013-03-21T14:49:00Z Vice chancellor to five popes before becoming pontiff himself, Rodrigo strove for a united Italy governed by a hereditary Borgias papacy. Review | The sordid tale of the Borgias and other great audiobooks for your playlist 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z “Everything you can have, crime, sex, politics, history, everything” happened during those four years when the papacy was whittled from three men to one, guide Henry Gerlach told me during a walking tour. Biking and baring it all on a tour around Europe’s Lake Constance 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Bacon's portrait is much more accurate to the current plight of the papacy. Oh, the power of papal portraiture 2013-03-12T15:28:35Z How did the Renaissance papacy so badly misjudge the moment, accelerating the Protestant Reformation? Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Aspiring only to the purity of early Christianity, they were appalled by the worldliness of the medieval papacy and its debauched clerics. Languedoc, France: Brutal History and Beautiful Setting 2010-05-07T18:37:00Z And Luther was by no means the first person to criticise the papacy. Religious warring 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Is there anything he’s said thus far in his papacy that you disagree with? Aretha Franklin on Singing for Pope Francis and Her Next Album 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z The papacy of Francis has been nothing so far if not marked by surprising, encouraging humanity. Time’s fitting choice: The “people’s pope” as Person of the Year 2013-12-11T15:51:00Z With her matching miter, she looked ready to assume the papacy, should the occasion arise. The Scene Inside the Met Gala 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Venice, for its part, belonged to a loose and fractious Christian alliance that included the papacy, whereas the Ottomans roamed the sea under the banner of Islam. Coasts and coalitions 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z If the papacy is not their love language, how about the French monarchy? Over the Top, Out of the Ordinary, Valentine’s Day Gifts 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z His papacy has consisted of years of ongoing apologies and alleged or actual misunderstandings. Author rattles Jewish leaders 2012-06-21T21:17:00Z “You have forgotten God!” he raves, declaring that his papacy will abandon the feel-good rhetoric of reaching out to one’s fellow man. Review: ‘The Young Pope’ Is Beautiful and Ridiculous 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z With each additional day of speculation over the true masterminds behind the plot, there is a growing impression of a difficult papacy and a weakened pope who is no longer calling the shots. Author rattles Jewish leaders 2012-06-21T21:17:00Z The Jesuit pope has made fighting climate change and caring for God’s creation a pillar of his papacy. Greta takes climate change campaign to Vatican, meets pope 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z And that raises questions about the future of the papacy given that Benedict himself has said popes should resign if they can't do the job. Observers say pope showing signs of age 2011-12-17T13:24:00Z But speaking has become unmistakably more difficult for Benedict than at the beginning of his papacy, and it’s hard to miss that his movements have become stiff and cautious. Author rattles Jewish leaders 2012-06-21T21:17:00Z Palmo also interprets Benedict’s journeys into the deep recesses of the Vatican costume closet as statements of his commitment to putting the papacy before the pope. The hidden meanings of Pope Benedict XVI’s ruby-red shoes 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z A bitter rivalry between the papacy and the liberal state dominated the history of the city from Italy’s unification in 1871 until the 1930s. ‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Naming new cardinals is one of the most significant powers of the papacy, allowing a pontiff to put his stamp on the future of the 1.2-billion-member Roman Catholic Church. Pope says will create new group of cardinals next month 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z In a rare move the Vatican will also display some documents from the papacy of Pope Pius XII. ArtsBeat: An Exhibition From Vatican's Secret Archives 2011-07-05T18:40:31Z According to another source, some Vatican officials always saw Freyberg's position as a stop-gap following the spate of scandals at the bank in the closing years of Benedict' papacy. Vatican bank's head to quit as shake-up bites, sources say 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z No one is grayer than Rodrigo Borgia, who bought the papacy in a rigged election, had numerous mistresses and fathered four children yet was also a skilled diplomat and renowned patron of the arts. Plum Role: History?s Ultimate Godfather 2011-03-25T20:53:57Z The premise: A young American is elected to the papacy. These Are the 20 New TV Shows You Should Watch in 2017 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Dante's reverence for the imperial papacy made Ezra Pound and TS Eliot think of him as a proto-fascist; for Wilson he bracingly refutes the milky commiseration that sustains our expensive welfare state. Dante in Love by AN Wilson ? review 2011-07-15T08:00:01Z In medieval Europe, the papacy was the key route up the social ladder. From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-rich 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Imagine if Tony, instead of running a garbage hauling business, had bought himself the papacy. Plum Role: History?s Ultimate Godfather 2011-03-25T20:53:57Z Francis, 86, has made protection of the environment a hallmark of his papacy and often has called for a transition away from fossil fuels. Vatican in deal with Volkswagen for all-electric car fleet by 2030 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Pope Francis has made caring for the planet a hallmark of his papacy and will become the first pope to address a U.N. climate conference when he attends the upcoming COP28 meeting in Dubai. Vatican plans to gradually replace car fleet with electric vehicles in deal with VW 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Catholic hierarchy, which has been split between progressives and conservatives who long found support in the doctrinaire papacies of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, particularly on issues of abortion and same-sex marriage. Pope forcibly removes a leading U.S. conservative, Texas bishop Strickland 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z It all follows significant attempts made by the Pope to make the Church more progressive during his papacy. Pope Francis fires Texan bishop after criticism of reforms 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Francis has made the need for urgent care for the environment a hallmark priority of his papacy. Pope Francis says he’ll spend 3 days in Dubai for COP28 climate conference 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Pope Francis has made climate change a key pillar of his papacy. Climate change: Pope Francis warns world 'may be nearing breaking point' 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Catholic Church, which has been split between progressives and conservatives who long found support in the doctrinaire papacies of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, particularly on issues of abortion and same-sex marriage. Pope says ‘backward’ U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Francis, who has been working to promote inclusivity since the start of his papacy, arrived on Aug. 2 in Lisbon to attend the world's largest gathering of young Catholics from Aug. 1-6. Black Catholics tell pope it takes more than words to tackle racist legacy 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Climate change has also been a key pillar of his papacy - from a landmark paper on the environment in 2015 to recent warnings that the world may be "nearing breaking point" due to climate change. Pope Francis fires Texan bishop after criticism of reforms 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Over the centuries the papacy struggled, and often failed, to assert its control over the Church as an institution and to hold the pretensions of kings in check. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The papacy was not the only church institution in Europe; local traditions and needs shaped a variety of Christian beliefs and practices in the early Middle Ages. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z From the start, Francis has used his papacy to stress attention to those living on society’s margins, including those in prison. Pope leads Holy Thursday service in Vatican basilica 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z This is not “an inside look,” or even a broad overview of this particular papacy. Review: Smart rom-com 'Rye Lane' reps heart with style, plus more movies to watch at home 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z He himself predicted early on that his papacy would be shortlived. Pope Francis: What do we know about his health problems? 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Ultimately, a powerful pope, Eugene IV, reconfirmed the absolute power of the papacy in 1431. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The rhetoric of crusade still colored fights between Christians and non-Christians, but these conflicts often served the political goals of kings and monarchs willing to deal with the papacy in return for its blessing. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z After the first 10 years of his papacy, a course correction is warranted. Opinion | The pope has ignored abuses in the Americas 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Francis has shifted from entertaining talk of resigning to speaking more about the papacy being a lifetime ministry. 10 Years On, Pope Francis Faces Challenges From the Right and the Left 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Last July, returning from a trip to Canada, Francis acknowledged that his advancing age and his difficulty walking might have ushered in a new, slower phase of his papacy. Pope Francis: What do we know about his health problems? 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Rising from obscurity from a resolutely non-noble background, the Medici eventually became the official bankers to the papacy, acquiring vast wealth as a result. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the fourteenth century, leadership crises associated with the Avignon papacy and the Great Western Schism had badly damaged the papacy’s reputation and led many to question the church’s piety and integrity. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z That left Francis’s liberal allies, including bishops in Latin America who had recommended the change, to wonder whether questions about celibacy might be on hold until at least the next papacy. Pope Francis at 10 years: He has made his mark, but early hope has faded 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The vote appeared to throw down a gauntlet for Francis, who has made outreach to marginalized gay Catholics a touchstone of his papacy, famously saying, “Who am I to judge?” 10 Years On, Pope Francis Faces Challenges From the Right and the Left 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z The longest papacy in recent centuries was that of Pius IX, which lasted more than 31 years between 1846 and 1878. Pope Francis to gather cardinals to mark his 10th anniversary as pontiff 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z In 1378, the new pope, Urban VI, announced his intention to move the papacy back to Rome. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z One issue raised by the career of Charlemagne, though, was the relationship between rulers and the papacy. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Overall, Via sees Francis as a refreshing and welcome new face in the papacy — more open, more real and less engaged with orthodoxy than his predecessor, Benedict. Pope Francis begins year 10 as 'a bit of a Californian.' That means lots of love — and hate 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Pope Francis celebrates the 10th anniversary of his election Monday, far outpacing the “two or three” years he once envisioned for his papacy and showing no signs of slowing down. Pope Francis at 10 years: A reformer’s learning curve, plans 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Benedict continued writing and received visitors, who sometimes disclosed what he said, feeding a conservative, nostalgic Catholic faction unhappy with Francis' papacy. Popes are for life, resignations should not become a fashion, Francis says 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The Orthodox Church was the product of medieval divisions within the Church itself, pitting the western papacy against the Byzantine emperors. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z This was due in part to the decline of the power of the papacy and in part to the revival of royal power in the fourteenth century. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Just months into his papacy, he famously answered a journalist’s question about gay priests with another question: “Who am I to judge?” Pope Francis begins year 10 as 'a bit of a Californian.' That means lots of love — and hate 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The synods held during his first 10 years produced some of the most significant, and controversial, moments of his papacy. Pope Francis at 10 years: A reformer’s learning curve, plans 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z In the days and weeks after his death, Benedict’s longtime secretary and some conservative cardinals came out with books, interviews and memos criticizing Francis’ papacy. Pope hits back at critics who used Pope Benedict XVI 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Slowed by age and a bad knee, Francis, 86, had seen the global dimension of his decade-old papacy — often mired in Vatican intrigues and ideological wars — lose energy with him. In Congo, a Pope and a Nation Revitalize One Another 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z To placate the papacy, Hohenstaufen ruler Frederick II agreed to lead a new crusade, but personal misfortune and lack of enthusiasm among Europe’s vassals hindered his ability to get underway. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He was also once considered to be a strong contender for the papacy. Catholic cardinal twice accused of sexual assault is allowed to resign 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The pope has made outreach to the L.G.B.T.Q. community one of the pillars of his papacy. Pope Francis Says Homosexuality Is Not a Crime, but Is a Sin 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z “I wouldn’t relate it to Benedict, but because of the wear-and-tear of a government of 10 years,” Francis said of his papacy. The AP Interview: Pope on health, critics and future papacy 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z In return, the Congolese, thankful for pope’s recognition of their plight and expressions of solace and hope, have given an instant shot in the arm to a papacy seemingly in its final act. In Congo, a Pope and a Nation Revitalize One Another 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z What events weakened the power of the papacy in western Europe in the fourteenth century? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Pope Francis gave a funeral blessing to Cardinal George Pell on Saturday as revelations that he wrote an anonymous memo branding the current papacy a "catastrophe" hung in the air along with the incense. Indonesia soccer stampede trial begins with police, match organisers facing negligence charges 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z In the memo, Pell had lamented that the current papacy as a “disaster” and a “catastrophe.” Vatican holds funeral for cardinal who decried Francis’ rule 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z He said he wanted to put to rest the concept of the papacy as a power player or papal “court.” The AP Interview: Pope on health, critics and future papacy 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Last year, respected Italian journalist Sandro Magister, who has a long track record of receiving leaked Vatican documents, published an anonymous memo circulating in the Vatican condemning Pope Francis' papacy as a "catastrophe". Cardinal Pell lies in state, funeral plans overshadowed by memo revelation 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z How did the period of the Avignon papacy affect the church in western Europe? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The author asserts that "Christ is being moved from the centre" under Francis' papacy, adding that "the Christo-centric legacy of St. John Paul II in faith and morals is under systematic attack". Pell wrote secret memo calling Francis' papacy 'catastrophe', journalist says 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z But Pell, a staunch conservative, grew increasingly disillusioned with the direction of Francis’ papacy, including its emphasis on inclusion and canvassing of the laity about the future of the church. ‘Catastrophe’: Cardinal Pell’s secret memo blasts Francis 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z In the diary, Pell reflected on the nature of suffering, Pope Francis’ papacy and the humiliations of solitary confinement as he battled to clear his name for a crime he insists he never committed. Cardinal Pell, who had sex convictions reversed, dies at 81 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Benedict had lived since 2013 as pope emeritus, following his retirement from the papacy, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years. Public now can see Benedict’s tomb at St. Peter’s Basilica 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z While Orthodox bishops might accept the pope as “first among equals,” the papacy insisted on being the supreme authority in the church. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z One pope laid to rest another Thursday in an extraordinary ceremony at the Vatican as the Catholic faithful bade farewell to Benedict XVI, who resigned the papacy a decade ago. AP PHOTOS: Mosaic of mourners bids farewell to Benedict XVI 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z But in the mostly positive coverage of this complicated man and his troubled papacy, I fear we will forget all the damage he did to so many Catholics over the course of his long career. RIP Pope Benedict XVI — but let's not ignore all the harm he did the church and its people 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z But in line with tradition, a lead tube containing an account of Benedict's papacy, as well as other items, including Vatican coins minted during his reign, were placed in the coffin. Pope and 50,000 mourners say farewell to Benedict 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The eight-year papacy of Benedict, a widely respected theologian whose papal name stems from one of the patron saints of Europe, was embattled by scandals that ultimately led him to step down. The Funeral for the Pope Emeritus 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z As a result, the papacy remained vacant for two years. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But he will go down in history for a singular, revolutionary act that changed the future of the papacy: He retired, the first pope in six centuries to do so. Thousands pour into St. Peter’s for funeral of Benedict XVI 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Items symbolising his time in the papacy will also be placed alongside his body. Pope Benedict XVI: Around 200,000 attend lying in state 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Before the cover is placed atop the coffin, objects identified with Benedict’s nearly eight-year-long papacy will be placed inside, the Vatican said. EXPLAINER: Benedict’s funeral to be simple, but with pomp 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z A one-page account of Benedict’s papacy, along with other items, including Vatican coins minted during his reign, were also tucked into the coffin. Many thousands expected for funeral of former Pope Benedict 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z With such divisions in place, the papacy on occasion intervened—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—in political matters as well. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Piemme said the book would expose the “blatant calumnies” and “dark maneuvers” that sullied Benedict’s reputation, but also celebrate his historic papacy and life. German cardinal guards Benedict’s intellectual legacy 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z That is partly, as Archbishop Gallagher acknowledges, because of Benedict XVI's style of papacy, being viewed as more of a thinker than a pastor or a skilled politician. Pope Benedict had 'undeniable' presence on Francis, says archbishop 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z They include medallions and Vatican coins bearing his image that were minted during his papacy and circulated in euro dominations. EXPLAINER: Benedict’s funeral to be simple, but with pomp 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Benedict, a towering theologian and hero to conservative Catholics uncomfortable with Francis' more progressive papacy, in 2013 became the first pope in 600 years to resign instead of reigning for life. Pope Francis praises Benedict as Vatican prepares for funeral 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z On that night, thousands had thronged Castel Gandolfo’s main piazza and gave Benedict a thundering round of applause as the palace’s brass-studded doors swung shut at 8 p.m., signaling the official end of his papacy. At Benedict’s summer home, a town mourns its beloved visitor 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Benedict died on Saturday at age 95, 10 years after retiring from the papacy — the first to do so in 600 years — and after increasingly frail health. Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen to attend Benedict’s funeral Mass 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Church law says a pope can resign but the decision must be without outside pressure, a precaution that harkens back to the centuries when European potentates influenced the papacy. Benedict's death clears path for Pope Francis to retire of old age in future 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z A one-page written account of his papacy — known in Italian as a “rogito,” a word indicating an official deed — is rolled up and slipped inside a cylindrical tube, then placed inside the coffin. EXPLAINER: Benedict’s funeral to be simple, but with pomp 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Benedict died on Saturday at age 95 after 10 years of retirement from the papacy and after increasingly frail health. Benedict’s admirers keep streaming to Vatican to honor him 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z In one of the major crises of his papacy, a speech aimed at promoting tolerance among religions ended up provoking anger — and even some violence — in the Islamic community. Recalling Benedict’s grace but also the storms of his papacy 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Instead of a draconian papacy, it was a complex and often overwhelmed one, lurching from crisis to crisis. Benedict’s Death Leaves Catholic Conservatives Bereft 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Benedict left an “important mark” on theology and spirituality, but also on the history of the papacy with his courage to step aside, Kasper told The Associated Press. Tens of thousands view Benedict XVI’s body at Vatican 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z But because Benedict had retired from the papacy before he died, no such implorations will ring out across the square. EXPLAINER: Benedict’s funeral to be simple, but with pomp 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Child-abuse scandals hounded most of his papacy, which was marked by missteps and leaks. Russia risks causing new-year IT worker flight with remote working law 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z It was the kind of clarification that was a sign of the lingering confusion and Vatican infighting that marked Benedict’s papacy. Recalling Benedict’s grace but also the storms of his papacy 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z “This is a way for him to neutralize the enemies of his papacy,” Politi said. Benedict’s funeral to bring ‘two popes’ era to a complicated close 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z While he could still wear the white cassock of the papacy, his fisherman’s ring must be destroyed, as Benedict’s was in 2013, and his insignia must remove “all symbols of his Petrine jurisdiction.” Benedict death paves way for protocols to guide future popes 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z John Paul’s remains were moved upstairs from the grottoes and into the main basilica for his 2011 beatification during Benedict’s papacy. EXPLAINER: Benedict’s funeral to be simple, but with pomp 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z A nighttime fall during a 2012 trip to Mexico confirmed to him that he no longer had the strength for the globe-trotting rigors of the 21st century papacy. Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z The decision ushered in the era of Pope Francis, a reformer who has taken the papacy in a different direction, even as Benedict continued to live in the Vatican and occasionally opine from retirement. The significant — and controversial — statements that shaped Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z By contrast, hundreds of thousands participated in the funeral in 2005 of Pope John Paul, whose papacy lasted 27 years to Benedict’s eight. Arrangements begin for Benedict’s funeral. 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z While little has changed in terms of doctrinal discussion at the Vatican in the nearly 10 years since he stepped down, what has changed is the spirit of the papacy. Pope Francis and world leaders pay tribute to Benedict XVI 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z For much of the decades-long papacy of his predecessor and mentor, John Paul II, Benedict — who was then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany — served as the Vatican’s chief doctrinal official. Long before he was pope, the man who became Benedict was a central figure in the church. 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Benedict left on Celestine’s tomb a pallium — the simple white woolen stole that is a symbol of the papacy. Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z During his papacy, the Vatican has partnered with the United Nations to work to eliminate HIV infections among children. The significant — and controversial — statements that shaped Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z “For many Catholics, Pope Benedict’s papacy is a chapter of our church’s history that we are still healing from,” McElwee said. In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z His papacy had also been roiled by fresh revelations of clerical abuse of minors in various dioceses around the world, and Benedict had struggled to respond to growing criticism. His resignation as pope in 2013 shocked the world. 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Benedict’s greatest impact on the papacy may have been how he left it. Long before he was pope, the man who became Benedict was a central figure in the church. 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z But in retrospect, a pope leaving behind a potent symbol of the papacy on the tomb of a pope who had resigned carried a message. Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Francis himself will celebrate Benedict’s funeral Mass on Thursday, closing out an unprecedented chapter in the history of the papacy with a reigning pope eulogizing a retired one. Benedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z “Yet, the crisis continued to fester throughout Benedict’s papacy past his resignation in 2013 and even today.” In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z During much of Pope Benedict's papacy, the church faced allegations of abuse in Ireland and elsewhere across the world. Pope Benedict XVI: Irish Catholic leader praises former pontiff's 'humility' 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Benedict insisted he stood down because he could no longer bear the full weight of the papacy, including the tiring international journeys the job demanded. Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Child abuse scandals hounded most of his papacy but he is credited with jump-starting the process to discipline or defrock predator priests after a more lax attitude under his predecessor. Former Pope Benedict dies aged 95 in Vatican monastery 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Like his predecessor, Benedict made reaching out to Jews a hallmark of his papacy. Benedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z "The emeritus papacy has proved a disorderly institution, one vulnerable to manipulation," wrote papal biographer Austen Ivereigh. Two popes in the Vatican - sometimes more crowd than company 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Like his predecessor John Paul, Benedict made reaching out to Jews a hallmark of his papacy. Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Child abuse scandals hounded most of his papacy. Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z In many ways, his short papacy was a coda to that of John Paul, whom he had faithfully served. Pope Benedict XVI, conservative pope was first in 600 years to resign, has died 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z As one of John Paul’s close aides, he had watched from up close as the Polish pope suffered publicly with Parkinson’s disease in the final years of his papacy. Benedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z At the time of his resignation, his decision to step down humbled and humanized a pope whose papacy had become associated with tempests. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z For much of his papacy, the Catholic Church faced allegations, legal claims and official reports into decades of child abuse by priests. Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z But the Vatican's relations with once devoutly Catholic Ireland plummeted during his papacy. Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z His emphasis on fundamental Christian values and the primacy of the Catholic Church also led to friction with Muslims and the first major crisis of his papacy. Pope Benedict XVI, conservative pope was first in 600 years to resign, has died 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Even the Middle Ages do not provide a template, because when Gregory XII resigned in 1415 his aim was to bring an end to years of division involving rival challengers to the papacy. Ex-Pope Benedict's failing health presents difficult decisions for Vatican 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Elected pope on April 19, 2005, after the death of John Paul II, Benedict went on to apologize for the abuse and met with victims, a first for the papacy. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Benedict said he stood down because bad health prevented him from bearing the full weight of the papacy. Factbox: Former pope Benedict, his papacy and resignation 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Critics saw his papacy as a concerted drive to turn back the clock on reforms of the 1962-1965 Second Vatican Council, which modernised the Church in sometimes turbulent ways. Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z At 8 p.m., his papacy officially ended, and he assumed the novel title of “pope emeritus.” Pope Benedict XVI, conservative pope was first in 600 years to resign, has died 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z He also warned the possible death of Benedict could have unforeseen consequences on the papacy, such as normalising the resignation of a Pope. Ex-Pope Benedict's failing health presents difficult decisions for Vatican 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Many wondered if he would be a mere caretaker, filling the post after the long papacy of the beloved John Paul until a younger, more dynamic heir could be elevated. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Some loyalists failed to accept that he had resigned the papacy willingly and continued to consider him "my pope". Factbox: Former pope Benedict, his papacy and resignation 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Francis also emphasized past hallmarks of his papacy, including care for migrants and the destitute, calling the world “sick with indifference,” and unwelcoming to Jesus as it is to “many foreigners” and the poor. In Christmas Address, Pope Bemoans ‘Grave Famine of Peace’ 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z It was Pope Francis' 10th Christmas Day address since he assumed the papacy. Pope Francis calls for end to 'senseless' war in Ukraine 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z “I have already signed my renunciation,” Francis revealed, noting that he did so early in the papacy. Pope wrote resignation note in case of health impediment 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z But lacking the emotional warmth of John Paul, he did not set out to recreate the papacy as a popular, media-friendly office for general spirituality and good. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Francis hasn’t returned home to his own birthplace in Buenos Aires since assuming the papacy nearly 10 years ago and he rarely speaks about his family, siblings or childhood. Pope honors family roots in northern Italy with rare outing 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The visit to Francis’ ancestral homeland to renew ties with family touches on keystones of Francis’ papacy, including the importance of honoring the elderly and the human toll of migration. Pope heads to immigrant father’s hometown for birthday party 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Francis, while also opposing both in keeping with church teaching, has used his papacy to emphasize a wider agenda of bringing mercy to those at the margins, such as migrants and other poor. US Catholic bishops worry about abortion views in the pews 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z In that role, he continued to promote the liberalization of the church, at times clashing with the more conservative Pope John Paul II, whose papacy began in 1978. Rembert Weakland, leading liberal voice of Catholic Church, dies at 95 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z His papacy did not fit into any simple boxes, however. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z She was referring to his successor, John Paul II, one of history’s longest-reigning popes, and his predecessor, Paul VI, whose 15-year papacy saw him preside over Vatican Council II with its modernizing reforms. ‘Crushed’ by 2 papacies, John Paul I’s death eclipsed life 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Although his health had been steady throughout much of his papacy, last year he underwent colon surgery and says he still experiences residual “traces” from the general anesthesia. The world’s cardinals, who will pick the next pope, get to know one another 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z His views were resisted by many parishioners and by the Vatican, where the long papacy of John Paul II favored a conservative and centralized approach to doctrinal matters. Archbishop Rembert Weakland, Critic of Vatican Orthodoxy, Dies at 95 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z But he also faced limitations far different from earlier years in his papacy. Pope Francis says ‘door is open’ to eventual retirement as he slows pace 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z There were hints that the new papacy would try to push the church toward still more conservative ground. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The onus therefore remains on the Vatican, in this papacy or the next, to make good on Francis’s words. Opinion | The pope’s apology to Canada’s Native peoples is belated but apt 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Context: Francis — who has had numerous health issues — is not the first pope to make the dignity of the old a central concern of his later papacy. Your Friday Briefing 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Francis’ tone of personal repentance has signaled a notable shift for the papacy, which has long acknowledged abuses in the residential schools and strongly asserted the rights and dignity of Indigenous peoples. Pope’s Indigenous tour signals a rethink of mission legacy 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z For some, celebrating the old rite is a form of protesting what they see as the church’s liberalization since the Second Vatican Council and particularly during Francis’s papacy. Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to ban old Latin Mass in parishes 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Despite his criticism of Islam, Benedict disappointed some conservative followers in the early years of his papacy by calling for a viable Palestinian state and questioning military operations by Israel that killed civilians. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Just minutes after the announcement in 2013 that Cardinal Bergoglio was to succeed Benedict XVI in the papacy, he appeared on a balcony at the Vatican for his first public address as Pope Francis. Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, Close Ally of Pope Francis, Dies at 87 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z They saw the pope’s use of a wheelchair and his cancellation of a trip to Africa as evidence of his papacy’s premature ending, despite Vatican explanations about a healing right knee. For Francis, a Papacy Complicated by the Shadow of Resignation 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z “This is one of the key points of his papacy. This is one of the things on which he and U.S. bishops do not see things eye to eye,” Faggioli said. Pelosi receives Communion at Vatican after earlier U.S. bishop refusal 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z But he used the buzzwords he has throughout his papacy about the need to defend families and to condemn a “culture of waste” that he believes is behind the societal acceptance of abortion. Pope hails families, blasts ‘culture of waste’ after Roe 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Father Reese, the Jesuit priest who had edited the magazine America, wrote, “The sad thing is that Pope Benedict is saying and doing many great things, but these media disasters are undermining his papacy.” Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The trip cancellation has fueled speculation that the pope is contemplating the end of his papacy, perhaps through retirement. Pope feels ‘great sorrow’ over canceled Africa trip, says Ukraine ‘remains vivid in my heart’ 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z “We may look back at his hospitalization as the moment that marked the beginning of the end of his papacy.” For Francis, a Papacy Complicated by the Shadow of Resignation 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z But four years later, the 85-year-old Benedict would follow in Celestine’s footsteps and resign, saying he no longer had the strength of body and mind to carry on the rigors of the papacy. Pope Francis fuels new speculation on future of pontificate 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Six Indian saints have been canonized in the past 15 years, all but one under the papacy of Pope Francis. Pope Francis canonizes Indian man who struggled against caste 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z The Holy See two months ago announced that the pontiff would make the latest African pilgrimage of his nine-year-old papacy, beginning with a pastoral visit in Congo on July 2. Pope, hobbled by knee problem, looks forward to S Sudan trip 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z For a church that prizes unity and sees in the figure of the pope Christ’s vicar on Earth, confusion about who is really pope or the specter of a parallel papacy is no small thing. Benedict XVI turns 95 as book focuses on anomaly of 2 popes 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Throughout his papacy, Francis has repeatedly denounced armaments accumulated by nations as unjustified. Ukraine war weighs on pope’s Good Friday Colosseum ritual 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Francis has praised Benedict’s decision to retire as “opening the door” for future popes to do the same, and he had originally predicted a short papacy for himself of two to five years. Pope Francis fuels new speculation on future of pontificate 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Francis has made paying attention to those on society’s margins — including refugees, migrants and people in prisons — a hallmark of his papacy. Pope marks Holy Thursday ahead of prison feet-washing ritual 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Francis has strived to use his papacy to further the cause of peace, particularly in poorer nations. Pope, hobbled by knee problem, looks forward to S Sudan trip 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z They faulted Benedict’s decision then and his decision to keep the white cassock of the papacy and call himself “Emeritus Pope” rather than revert back to his birth name. Benedict XVI turns 95 as book focuses on anomaly of 2 popes 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Both sides have declared a willingness to work towards unity but they are still far apart theologically and over what role the papacy would play in an eventually reunited Church. Analysis: Naming and shaming Russia not part of pope's diplomatic playbook, experts say 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z When reformers finally tried to move the papacy back to Rome, however, the result was even worse. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the course of his papacy, from 2005 to his resignation in 2013, as the scope of abuse became increasingly obvious, Benedict did meet with abuse victims and moved to eject abusers from the church. Opinion | In clergy abuse scandals, the Catholic Church still hasn’t reckoned with what it allowed 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Since assuming the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis has tried to sensitize the church to the problem of clergy abuse and passed laws to hold the hierarchy accountable for covering it up. Bishops in Spain ask lawyers to audit their sex abuse record 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Benedict had said he was retiring to a lifetime of prayer because he no longer had the strength of body or mind to carry on the rigors and travel of the 21st-century papacy. Benedict XVI turns 95 as book focuses on anomaly of 2 popes 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Benedict recalled again that he had met with dozens of abuse victims during his eight-year papacy and over many apostolic trips. Retired Pope Asks Forgiveness Over Handling of Abuse Cases 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z As head of the Church in Rome, Gregory broadened the authority of the papacy, or pope’s office, beyond its spiritual role. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Benedict, 94, infirm and living in the Vatican, resigned the papacy in 2013. Ex-Pope Benedict acknowledges faulty testimony in German abuse case 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Accusations of Benedict’s mismanagement of abuse cases as archbishop have hounded him for years, including during his papacy, as has criticism that he did not do enough to hold bishops accountable for covering up abuse. Benedict Faulted for Handling of Abuse Cases When He Was an Archbishop 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z As if to emphasize his papacy’s teaching to care for the needs of those who lives on the margins of societies, Francis chose his official almsgiver, a Polish cardinal, to celebrate the Mass with him. Pope baptizes 16 babies in Sistine Chapel after year’s break 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Early in his papacy, he famously declared: “If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?” Pope Francis writes to controversial nun, thanking her for 50 years of LGBTQ ministry 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z In 1417, the Council chose a new pope, Martin V, ending the Great Schism but leaving the papacy greatly weakened. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Far from being equivalent to atheism, as its critics allege, secularism's origins may be traced to medieval Christian disputes about the papacy's expanding powers. After Jan. 6, secularism is the crucial "guardrail" — and it's fatally weak in America 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z And during his papacy, he’s petted a number of animals, mostly dogs. Pope Scolds Couples Who Choose Pets Over Kids 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z While pledging during his papacy to give women greater roles in the church, Francis has also made clear that the priesthood is reserved for men. Pope on new year: Pandemic is hard, but focus on the good 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z From the earliest days of his papacy, O’Loughlin said, the pope has reached out to individuals in a personal way by calling people on the phone and writing the string of LGBTQ-related letters. Pope Francis writes to controversial nun, thanking her for 50 years of LGBTQ ministry 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Under Gregory, the papacy also became a secular, or worldly, power involved in politics. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z While pledging in his papacy to give women greater roles in the church, Francis has also made clear that the priesthood is reserved for men. Pope, in New Year’s homily, praises women as peacemakers 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z After spending the first eight years of his papacy gently nudging Catholic hierarchs to embrace financial prudence and responsible governance, Francis got tough this year, and appears poised to keep it that way. Pope Francis at 85: No more Mr. Nice Guy, as reform hits stride 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Early on in his pontificate, Francis predicted a short papacy of two or three years, and credited Benedict with having “opened the door” to future papal retirements. Pope at 85: No more Mr Nice Guy, as reform hits stride 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Pope Francis, whose defence of refugees and migrants is defining his papacy, also visited Greece and the island of Lesbos earlier this month. First group of migrants from Cyprus relocated under Pope pledge 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z With their approval, the emperor ordered Gregory to step down from the papacy. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Francis, who has made defence of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his papacy, visited Lesbos in 2016 and returned with a dozen Syrian refugees. Pope to facilitate re-location of 50 migrants, Cyprus says 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Francis has made the plight of migrants a hallmark of his papacy, making his first trip outside Rome as pope to the island of Lampedusa, the destination of choice for Libyan-based migrant smugglers. Europe’s migrant crisis dominates pope’s Cyprus-Greece trip 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z After spending the first eight years of his papacy gently nudging Catholic hierarchs to embrace financial prudence and responsible governance, Francis got tough, and appears poised to keep it that way. Pope at 85: No more Mr Nice Guy, as reform hits stride 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Francis, who has made defence of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his papacy, condemned traffickers. After Channel deaths, pope urges leaders to respect migrants' humanity 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Social justice and care of the environment have been key messages of his papacy. Pope to young people: We need you to protect environment 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Francis has made caring for God’s Creation one of the hallmarks of his papacy. Pope to UN conference: Don’t waste chance to save the planet 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z These statements highlight the error of trying to squeeze the papacy and the teachings of the Catholic Church into the rigid, shortsighted political framework that dominates American public life today. Opinion | As a Democrat and a Catholic, I know the pope is not on Biden’s team 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Each has marked a distinct phase not only of his papacy, but also of the political upheaval in the United States and in its Roman Catholic church. Meeting of Francis and Biden Will Highlight Rift With U.S. Bishops 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Bishops here have defended the pope by arguing that the papacy has shown sufficient remorse on the subject. Pope Francis agrees to visit Canada amid calls for a residential schools apology 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The accusations covered in the trial first came to light when an anonymous source sent a letter to several cardinals and to Pope Francis in 2013, the first year of his papacy. Vatican Issues Acquittals in Sexual Abuse Case Involving Former Altar Boys 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Francis has made care for “our common home” of the Earth a hallmark of his papacy and devoted an entire encyclical to the issue in 2015. Pope praises youth climate activists for challenging adults 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z It’s his first trip since undergoing intestinal surgery in July and marks the restart of his globetrotting papacy after a nearly two-year coronavirus hiatus. Pope visit a sign of inclusion for Slovakia’s excluded Roma 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Francis, meanwhile, has been regularly making a religious and moral case for welcoming migrants, keeping the issue an almost obsessive centerpiece of his papacy. Pope Francis heads to Hungary, where he will encounter his political opposite 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z That’s in keeping with past years of his papacy, which allow him a bit of a summer break. 2 weeks post-surgery, Pope Francis appears at Vatican window 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z The pope’s action immediately created an uproar among traditionalists already opposed to Francis’ more progressive bent and still nostalgic for Benedict’s doctrinaire papacy. Pope Francis reverses Benedict XVI, reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z The move will create an uproar among traditionalists already opposed to Francis’ more progressive bent and still nostalgic for Benedict’s doctrinaire papacy. Pope reverses Benedict, reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z The world’s environmental fragility has been a major theme of his papacy since it began in 2013. Pope Francis makes first appearance since intestinal surgery 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z “He believes that Benedict’s decision has changed the institution of the papacy,” Ivereigh said. Pope Francis’s surgery elevates questions about the remaining years of his papacy 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z In his eight-year papacy, he has tirelessly sought to reshape the Roman Catholic Church in his more pastoral image and elevated more than half of the College of Cardinals that will elect his successor. Will Surgery Slow Down (or Speed Up) a Pope Who’s in a Hurry? 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Still, his weeklong hospital stay —the first of his papacy — has sparked interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See, how it is transferred and under what circumstances. EXPLAINER: Pope, though hospitalized, is still in charge 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z It was the pope’s first known hospital treatment since he was elected to the papacy in 2013. Pope Francis hospitalized for planned intestinal surgery 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z “The Communion issue is between the bishops and Biden as a Catholic. Having the government asking the papacy to rein in the bishops is a slippery slope that would lead to state interference in religion.” News analysis: Biden's top diplomat to meet pope — and try to ignore the elephant in the room 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z And in a few cases, Benedict has controversially intervened in church matters, complicating Francis’s papacy. Pope Francis’s surgery elevates questions about the remaining years of his papacy 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Pope Francis has not directly addressed the bishops’ vote but his papacy has been defined by a constant focus on inclusion and welcome. Catholic bishops back document that could lead to limits of Communion for Biden 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Its abbey, now a popular wedding venue, is built on the cave where Celestino V lived as a hermit after renouncing the papacy in the 13th century. Wedding Receptions Are Back, and Italy’s Candy Makers Are Delighted 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z However much that meeting may have mended personal fences, Kueng became a vocal public critic of Benedict’s traditionalist papacy over the following years. Hans Kueng, dissident Catholic theologian, dies at 93 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z He had dedicated much of his papacy to drawing attention to those living on society’s margins, including the homeless, the poor and migrants. Pope on pandemic’s second year: Weariness, economic hardship 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Martin, whose book “Learning to Pray” was published this week, also suggested Pope Francis as a possible parallel to Brady, because he did not ascend to the papacy until he was 76. Madonna? Harry Potter? Churchill? Tom Brady May Be Beyond Compare 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Francis often uses his papacy to try to draw attention to the problems of those living on life’s margins, including newly arrived migrants and homeless persons. Ailing pope, reducing appearances, prays for homeless dead 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z The papacy does not issue political endorsements, but there seems little doubt that many figures in Francis’ inner circle welcome a Biden presidency. Opinion | Joe Biden’s Catholic Moment 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z As that initial clampdown loosened, he tried to reclaim the parts of his papacy he seemed to miss the most, mixing to a greater degree with crowds and meeting with pilgrims. Pope Francis plans to get coronavirus vaccine, calling it ethical obligation 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z The Vatican faced further leaking scandals in recent years under Benedict’s successor, Pope Francis, who ascended to the papacy after Benedict resigned in February 2013, the first pope in nearly six centuries to do so. Paolo Gabriele, Vatican butler whose leaks exposed turmoil under Pope Benedict XVI, dies at 54 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z But still he traveled widely during Benedict’s papacy, including to regular meetings at the Vatican, Bosnia, Lebanon, Qatar, Ireland and throughout Asia. Takeaways from Vatican’s McCarrick report as US bishops meet 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z In its transparency, the report is a groundbreaking moment in Francis’s papacy, documenting impunity and coverup with the kind of detail advocates and abuse victims have long demanded. Pope Francis responds to McCarrick report with vow to end sexual abuse 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The move is the latest sign that, seven years into his papacy, Pope Francis continues to redirect the church toward greater acceptance of those on the margins. Pope Francis Appoints First African-American Cardinal 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z As he has in other groups of cardinals he tapped in his papacy, Francis in this selection reflected the global nature of the Catholic Church and his flock of 1.2 billion Catholics. Pope names 13 new cardinals, including 1st Black US prelate 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Reaction in the United States among bishops who have been previously critical of Francis’s papacy was relatively muted Wednesday. Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z The report, organized chronologically, devotes a small fraction of its attention to the current papacy, starting on page 393 of the 449-page document. Takeaways from Vatican’s McCarrick report as US bishops meet 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z His first encyclical, “Lumen fidei,” or “The Light of Faith,” was published just months after his election to the papacy in 2013. ‘Pregnant with socio-political concerns’: Pope Francis’ political detours upset flock 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z On the contrary, Francis has been making arguments along these lines from the beginning of his papacy and he has shown far more interest in the developing world than in the United States. Opinion | The pope’s unexpected election message 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z It also marks a test for Francis in the eighth year of his papacy, at a time when his message has become familiar, and is often overshadowed by the louder voices he warns about. Pope Francis’s new encyclical is a papal warning about a world going backward 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Francis’s statement is also notable within a papacy that on the whole hasn’t been as revolutionary as progressives had hoped and conservatives had feared. Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z “In every papacy there’s a historic point after which the final phase begins, which can last years,” Melloni wrote. What happens when pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope? 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Shortly thereafter, in 1305, a Frenchman, Clement V, was chosen to be the next pope, and the papacy was relocated to Avignon, France. The Black Death led to the demise of feudalism. Could this pandemic have similar repercussions? 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z And, sounding a theme common throughout his papacy, he emphasized the vulnerability of the poor, the homeless, migrants and refugees, and “those living on the peripheries.” In cities across the world, a different Easter, lonelier and live-streamed 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Reese noted that many elements of the paper will be familiar to those who have followed Francis’s papacy closely, and the pope widely incorporates material from past speeches and homilies. Pope Francis’s new encyclical is a papal warning about a world going backward 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Amid the crisis, Francis has also ventured outdoors, in areas where he would normally be pressed by crowds, in moments likely to stand as among the most iconic of his papacy. With Holy Week hushed by a pandemic, the pope does social distancing his own way 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z But their publication suggests that at least some are thinking about what comes next, not just after the pandemic, but the papacy. What happens when pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope? 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Lamb’s book cites more than 100 instances of attacks on Francis’s papacy. Book lifts lid on 'guerrilla warfare' against Pope Francis 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Even so, with coronavirus fears escalating in Italy -- and the fact that Francis had never canceled so many public events since assuming the papacy -- his absence from the public raised concerns. Pope Francis gives Sunday prayer via livestream after 16 million placed under quarantine in northern Italy 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z The Vatican is opening its archives on the wartime papacy of Pius XII, kept secret for decades amid accusations that he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust. Vatican opens archives of Holocaust-era Pope Pius 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z He announced that, for the first time in his seven-year papacy, he would cancel his participation in a weeklong spiritual retreat. Fear of Coronavirus Leaves the Faithful Without Mass in Italy’s North 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Papal biographer Austen Ivereigh concurred that the pandemic was indeed “a before and after moment” for the papacy and humanity itself. What happens when pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope? 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z The pope skipped a few events at the start of his papacy in 2013 and 2014 but the cause was believed to be of an intestinal nature. Pope, blaming a cold, skips Lent retreat for first time in his papacy 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z It is the first time in his seven-year papacy that he has missed the spiritual exercises that he initiated early in his pontificate to mark the start of each Lenten season. Coughing pope cancels participating in Lenten retreat 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z It is the first time in his seven-year papacy that he has missed the spiritual exercises that he initiated early in his ponitificate to mark the start of each Lenten season. Coughing Pope addresses pilgrims from window 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z He was also narcissistic and determined to protect and advance the power of the papacy, the book argued. Unsealing of Vatican archives will finally reveal truth about ‘Hitler’s pope’ 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z As evidence of the conservative wing’s desire to look beyond the Francis papacy, two books were published this summer by prominent Catholic authors. What happens when pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope? 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z The bishop was asked whether the archive will reveal new documents proving the church’s work under the papacy of Pius XII to save Jewish people during the Holocaust. Vatican set to open Pope Pius XII's secret WWII archives 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Francis has never previously canceled so many official audiences or events in his papacy. Coughing pope cancels participating in Lenten retreat 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Coming seven years into Francis’ papacy, his decision also raised the question of whether his promotion of discussing once-taboo issues is resulting in a pontificate that is largely talk. Pope Francis Sets Aside Proposal on Married Priests 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z From the start of his papacy, Francis has spoken out on behalf of the millions of men, women and children who are trafficked and enslaved. In Fight to Stop Human Trafficking, Nuns Take to the Streets 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z What an extended absence of such travel will mean for the papacy remains to be seen. What happens when pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope? 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z McElwee also pointed to a move made by Benedict during his papacy to create norms that allowed for Anglican priests who switched to Catholicism to join the church while remaining married. Former Pope Benedict warns against relaxing priestly celibacy rules 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Emphasizing a plank of his papacy, Francis said ”faith is not simply a set of fine doctrines,” but a call to love God. Pope: Reject “god of money,” focus on serving others 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z During his papacy, it has been rare for Francis to show annoyance with the behavior of crowds, though certain moments have set him off. Pope Francis apologizes after smacking hand of woman who had pulled him toward her 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z And then, gradually, becoming a symbol of resistance for Catholics opposed to Francis’s reformist papacy. Perspective | What Oscar hopeful ‘The Two Popes’ misses about Francis and Benedict’s relationship 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z The pandemic, he said in an interview, had given “a whole new impetus to the papacy” to double down on its core message, articulated most comprehensively in Francis’ 2015 encyclical “Praised Be.” What happens when pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope? 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Francis has frequently emphasized his call for “personal conversion” in his reform-minded papacy, believing that true reform cannot be imposed from on high, but discerned from within. Pope marks joyful Christmas Eve after less-than-joyful year 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Francis has frequently emphasized his call for “personal conversion” in his reform-minded papacy, believing that true reform cannot be imposed from on high, but discerned from within. Pope marks joyful Christmas Eve after less-than-joyful year 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Sodano, 92, continued to wield behind-the-scenes influence in the two papacies that followed, acting most recently as something of a beacon for conservative opposition to Francis. Pope Francis denounces Christian ‘rigidity,’ warns of decline 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z The deal has ignited questions about the Vatican's financial mismanagement during Benedict's papacy. 90 percent of Vatican's main charity reportedly not going to poor, US pastor weighs in 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z But they also show the pope’s sense of urgency, nearly seven years into his papacy, at a time when his voice has seemed to lose ground to more nationalist sentiments around the world. Pope Francis, globe-trotting at an age when other popes have eased up, is trying to transform the church through his travels 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Francis has made the fight against human trafficking a hallmark of his papacy. Pope heading to Thailand to encourage Catholic minority 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Keeping a tradition of his papacy, Francis invited 1,500 indigent persons to dine with him at the Vatican after Mass, while another 1,500 will be treated to a separate lunch elsewhere in Rome. Pope decries that “greed of a few” worsens poverty of others 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z So it, too, awaits clarifications that this papacy has conspicuously not supplied. Opinion | What Will Happen to Conservative Catholicism? 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z While those theological debates raged in the synod hall, the action outside focused on the theft of carved Amazonian statues of naked pregnant women from a Vatican-area church — and the implications for Francis’ papacy. ‘Pagan idols,’ married priests and more mark Amazon synod 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z It also comes at a fraught time in Francis’s six-year papacy, with conservative opposition to his ecological agenda on the rise. Pope decries 'offensive words' against indigenous people's feathered headgear 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z They traveled to Rome from the region for three weeks of debate at a special synod, or meeting, which has become one of the most controversial of Francis’ papacy. Pope opens Amazon meeting amid fires, right-wing opposition 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z For a South American Jesuit like Francis, the killings were an unfathomable assault that laid bare the order’s social justice ethos, the same ethos that years later would inform his papacy. Pope urges compassion in elevating 13 likeminded cardinals 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z And I don’t think we’re any closer to a definite answer to what happens to conservative Catholicism when it no longer seems to have the papacy on its side. Opinion | What Will Happen to Conservative Catholicism? 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The pope who has made caring for migrants a hallmark of his papacy spoke during a Mass for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees. Pope decries world’s indifference to migrants and refugees 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Francis commented on critics of his papacy when he received a copy of a new book about his detractors in the United States, “How America Wants to Change the Pope.” Pope on critics: It’s ‘an honor if the Americans attack me’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Francis has made environmental concerns a pillar of his papacy, linking global warming to the persistent exploitation of the world’s poor by the wealthy. Pope makes strategic visit to Mozambique after peace deal 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Their alleged abusers go on trial starting Monday in a case that Pope Francis, an Argentine, has not commented on publicly despite its closeness to his papacy. Trial for priests accused of abusing deaf Argentine students 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The Vatican on Friday said Emeritus Pope Benedict, who relinquished the papacy due to physical frailty, traveled a day earlier to Castel Gandolfo, which is home to the Vatican summer retreat. Vatican: Retired Benedict XVI makes day-trip to Roman hills 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The chairmanship certainly has some of the pomp of the papacy. Inside the Cultish Dreamworld of Augusta National 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z I know for a fact that the results of an honest investigation would be disastrous for the current papacy, and those responsible for initiating the work know this as well. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò gives his first extended interview since calling on the pope to resign 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z “The results of an honest investigation would be disastrous for the current papacy,” Viganò wrote to The Post. He called on the pope to resign. Now this archbishop is in an undisclosed location. 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z It’s the latest effort by Francis to respond to the global eruption of the sex abuse and cover-up scandal that has devastated the credibility of the Catholic hierarchy and his own papacy. Vatican law: Priests, nuns must report sex abuse, cover-up 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Entering the seventh year of his papacy, Francis has emphasized outreach to Christians in areas where they represent a slim minority and are sometimes at risk. In Easter speech, Pope Francis calls coordinated Sri Lankan attacks ‘horrendous’ 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z “The idea of a double papacy is really, really disruptive.” Dueling Popes? Maybe. Dueling Views in a Divided Church? Definitely. 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z But he became embroiled in an un-Francis-like controversy that lingered into the papacy. Who is Wilton Gregory, Pope Francis’s pick to be Washington’s next archbishop? 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z There was consternation among Vatican-watchers in 2013 when Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff in centuries to resign the papacy rather than die on the job. Opinion | Pope Benedict shows us how the Catholic Church went so terribly off-course 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z It is the third major move by Francis to reshape the U.S. hierarchy, which over the previous two papacies took on a culture war-influenced conservative tilt. Pope names moderate Gregory as Washington, DC, archbishop 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Each pope picks his own ring, which will be destroyed at the end of his papacy, a formality that signifies the conclusion of a pontiff’s reign. Pope Francis lets people kiss his ring again after video controversy 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Some Catholics are already angered by Francis’ mercy-before-dogma papacy and his push to allow divorced and civilly remarried divorcees receive Communion. The Vatican takes heat after pope keeps worshipers from kissing ring; staff of women’s magazine resigns 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Francis sat down for an hourlong interview with Ms. Alazraki around the second anniversary of his papacy, one of only a few such interviews he has granted. 5 Popes, 150 Papal Trips and One Stern Lecture for Bishops 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Historians will also be keen on examining documents from Pius XII's papacy in the years after the war ended in 1945. Vatican to open World War II-era archives on controversial Pope Pius XII 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z The prelates who organized the summit argued that any papal edicts might fall flat or fade away with Francis’ papacy. Pope Francis Ends Landmark Sex Abuse Meeting With Strong Words, but Few Actions 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z “For six years of his papacy he has said, ‘zero tolerance, zero tolerance,’ ” he added. Pope Opens Meeting on Clerical Sex Abuse Under Great Pressure From Victims for Change 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z But despite this decisive start, his papacy became engulfed by the abuse scandal. For Pope Francis, the moment of truth on sexual abuse has arrived | Catherine Pepinster 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z He took a handful of measures early on in his papacy that undermined progress the Vatican had made in taking a hard line against rapists. Ending the silence on sex abuse: Vatican holds summit 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Francis’s conservative enemies seized on the issue to attack his papacy. Credibility of Catholic church at stake in sexual abuse summit 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The decades-long scandals have shaken the faith of many Catholics and threatened his papacy. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick defrocked by Pope Francis 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z The accusations were seized on by Francis’s conservative enemies, plunging the pope into the worst crisis of his papacy. Pope defrocks ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick over abuse claims 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z But his papacy has also been mired in scandal over child abuse. For Pope Francis, the moment of truth on sexual abuse has arrived | Catherine Pepinster 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z A few months into his papacy, he told reporters who asked about a “gay lobby” at the Vatican: “If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?” Four in five Vatican priests are gay, book claims 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z But the document was nevertheless a clear manifestation of conservative criticism of Francis’ emphasis on mercy and accompaniment versus a focus on repeating Catholic morals and doctrine during the previous two papacies. Vatican ex-doctrine chief pens manifesto amid pope criticism 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Francis, who has made defense of migrants a key part of his papacy, responded: “Fear makes us crazy”. Pope, on trip to Panama, says fear of migrants makes people crazy 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z History’s first Latin American pope, the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, has made the plight of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his papacy. Amid wall debate, pope visits Panama with migration in mind 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z He drew portraits for Italian dukes, sketched for the papacy and died at the court of a French king. Leonardo was a man of the Renaissance, not narrow nationhood | Tristram Hunt 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z In the postwar Communist years, party apparatchiks in Poland tried to control the church, and the pope’s opposition to Communism would be one signature of his papacy. In a Divided Poland, Pope John Paul II Is Claimed by All Sides 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z In an eight-page letter addressed to the bishops and released to the media Thursday, Francis acknowledges "no response or approach seems adequate" to the crisis representing a grave threat to his papacy. Pope urges US bishops to heal divisions, repair trust 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z In an eight-page letter addressed to the bishops and released to the media Thursday, Francis acknowledges “no response or approach seems adequate” to the crisis representing a grave threat to his papacy. Pope urges US bishops to heal divisions, repair trust 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Pope Francis has rounded out the most problematic year of his papacy by presiding over a vespers service and praying before the Vatican's giant sand sculpture Nativity scene. World welcomes 2019 with prayers, politics, music and fireworks 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Those missteps deeply handicapped Benedict’s papacy, and in 2012 the Vatican, in a rare acknowledgment of error, hired Mr. Burke from Fox, where he was a Rome correspondent. A Tough Year for the Pope Ends With Spokesman’s Resignation 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Francis, who has long struggled to respond to the issue that threatens his papacy, has called a meeting in February with the presidents of bishop conferences around the world. Pope Francis, in Christmas Speech, Emphasizes ‘Fraternity’ 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z The Pope has made highlighting the plight of the poor a key theme of his papacy. The Pope calls for peace in conflict zones 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Francis, the first Pope from Latin America, has made highlighting the plight of the poor a key theme of his papacy. Pope urges people to live simpler lives 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Francis, the first pope from Latin America, has made defending the poor a hallmark of his papacy. Remember the poor and shun materialism, pope says on Christmas Eve 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Francis on Friday dedicated his annual Christmas speech to the Vatican bureaucracy to abuse, evidence that a year of devastating revelations has shaken his papacy and caused a crisis of confidence in the Catholic hierarchy. Pope to priestly sex abusers: Turn yourselves in 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Francis' record on abuse has long been uneven, and his papacy has been rocked by claims by a Vatican archbishop that he rehabilitated McCarrick in 2013 from sanctions imposed by Benedict. Amid crisis, pope gives Vatican's sex abuse expert new role 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z For nearly three decades and three papacies, the United States has been the focal point of the crisis, and the American bishops have been pushed to the forefront of the church’s response. U.S. Bishops Had a Plan to Curb Sex Abuse. Rome Ordered Them to Wait. 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z This is the third synod convened by Francis, now in the fifth year of his papacy; one in the Amazon region is scheduled for next year. Bishops Urge Greater Inclusion of Women in Church Decisions 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z She served on the commission on child protection — appointed by Francis at the start of his papacy — that proposed the tribunal for bishops. Catholic Bishops Promising to Fix Sex Abuse Problem Face Cover-Up Accusations 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Paul also became the first pope in modern times to travel outside Italy to see faithful, ushering in a practice which has become synonymous with the papacy. Slain Salvadoran bishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z For some Catholics, Friday’s decision was a deep disappointment on an issue that has shadowed Francis’s papacy and threatened his legacy. Pope Accepts Wuerl’s Resignation as Washington Archbishop, but Calls Him a Model Bishop 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Sunday’s ceremony is likely to be emotional for Francis, since he was greatly influenced by both men and privately told confidantes he wanted them made saints during his papacy. Pope’s canonization of Paul VI, Romero personal, political 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z More than five years after becoming pope, Francis is confronting a wave of abuse-related scandals that amount to the greatest crisis of his papacy. Pope Francis accepts resignation of D.C. archbishop Wuerl, amid criticism of the cardinal’s handling of abuse claims 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The letter is the latest round of an increasingly public battle between Francis’ backers and conservative Catholics who object to his mercy-before-dogma papacy and view his record on abuse as a weak spot. Vatican fires back at archbishop who accused Pope Francis of covering up sexual abuse - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z But now, Catholic pundits say, it is the most significant meeting of Pope Francis's papacy, as the church faces potentially its biggest crisis perhaps since the Protestant Reformation more than 500 years ago. Youth Synod at the Vatican overshadowed by clergy sex abuse scandals 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The letter — addressed to the “Catholics of China and to the Universal Church” — amounted to a six-page case for the most controversial diplomatic endeavor of Francis’s papacy. In letter, Pope Francis makes the case for reconciliation with China 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z For years, dating back three papacies, the Vatican has sought to unify the two communities. China and Vatican Reach Deal on Appointment of Bishops 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Bridging different points of view has characterized much of Francis’ five-year papacy, and led to the Vatican helping improve relations between another communist nation, Cuba, and the United States. Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Many conservative critics long for Benedict’s more doctrinaire papacy and question his decision to resign. Report: Benedict defends ’emeritus pope’ title to critic 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Many conservative critics long for Benedict's more doctrinaire papacy and question his decision to resign. Report: Benedict defends 'emeritus pope' title to critic 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z But Benedict, the first pope to resign in almost 600 years, refused to fully renounce the papacy, taking the title “pope emeritus” and continuing to live in the Vatican. In Private Letters, Benedict Rebukes Critics of Pope Francis 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z The centralized authority of the papacy became stronger than ever. In Summoning the Cardinals to Address the Sexual-Abuse Crisis, Is Pope Francis Again Missing the Point? 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The relentlessly spreading abuse scandal poses the greatest challenge that Pope Francis has faced to his papacy and legacy. Fall of a West Virginia Bishop Widens the Catholic Crisis Over Sex Abuse 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z “By this, a papacy itself is now being devalued and melted into the sorrow about the situation in which the church currently finds itself.” Report: Benedict defends ’emeritus pope’ title to critic 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z "By this, a papacy itself is now being devalued and melted into the sorrow about the situation in which the church currently finds itself." Report: Benedict defends 'emeritus pope' title to critic 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Then, when the scandal erupted in Germany, Belgium, France and Austria around 2010 during the papacy of Benedict XVI, the Vatican termed it a problem of the developed world, born of sexual libertinism. Pope Francis Summons World’s Bishops to Meet on Sexual Abuse 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The planned summit marks the first significant step the pope has taken in response to abuse cases in the United States and elsewhere that have thrown his papacy into crisis. As church crisis deepens, Pope Francis summons bishops for sex abuse prevention summit 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Francis’ nine cardinal advisers expressed their “full solidarity” Monday with the pope over the scandal, which has thrown his papacy into crisis. Vatican promises ‘clarifications’ to pope cover-up claims 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Critics argue he has enraged conservatives in the church by disregarding traditions, but also with a leadership style that led one critic to title his book about the Francis papacy, “The Dictator Pope.” Pope Francis Embraces Silence as Calls Grow for Response to Allegations 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Benedict's decision to take the title "emeritus pope," and continue to wear the white cassock of the papacy and live in the Vatican sparked controversy from the moment it was announced. Report: Benedict defends 'emeritus pope' title to critic 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Some Vatican watchers and insiders say the mere fact of Benedict’s 2013 abdication has made the modern papacy more vulnerable, emboldening voices of dissent. Pope Benedict, in retired seclusion, looms in the opposition to Pope Francis 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z The public back-and-forth also highlights the opposition Francis has faced for years from some clergy in the U.S., which has been a hub of resistance throughout his papacy. U.S. Bishops Are Divided in a Way Rarely Seen in Public 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Environmental protection is a priority of his papacy. Pope decries “emergency” of plastics blighting world’s seas 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z The audience was a sombre reminder that the novelty of this papacy has given way to two main battles, which are now tangled into one. Pope faces twin battle in Church split over sexual abuse 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z In a second letter to Brandmueller, whose reply Bild hasn't released, Benedict said he could understand the "deep-seated pain" the end of his papacy caused. Report: Benedict defends 'emeritus pope' title to critic 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z In 2013, after eight years as pope, Benedict upended the rules of the modern papacy. Pope Benedict, in retired seclusion, looms in the opposition to Pope Francis 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z The crisis engulfing the Catholic Church and the papacy has exposed deep rifts in the U.S. church. U.S. Bishops Are Divided in a Way Rarely Seen in Public 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z The letter, published on Sunday, has challenged Pope Francis’ papacy and shaken the Roman Catholic Church to its core. The Man Who Took On the Pope: The Story Behind the Viganò Letter 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Vigano’s long and intimate access to the inner workings of the papacy makes the letter difficult for the pope to brush aside. Who is Carlo Maria Vigano, the man accusing Pope Francis of covering up sex abuse? 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z With the letter — released in the middle of the pope’s visit to Ireland — an ideologically motivated opposition has weaponized the church’s sex abuse crisis to threaten not only Francis’ agenda but his entire papacy. Vatican Power Struggle Bursts Into Open as Conservatives Pounce 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Francis discovered first-hand just how pervasive clerical sex abuse is - and how effectively it has been covered up by the Catholic hierarchy - when he created the greatest scandal of his five-year papacy earlier this year. US not alone in grappling with Catholic sex abuse, cover-up 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z When Francis assumed the papacy from Benedict in 2013 he was a charismatic leader whose very utterances were seen as action. Pope Francis Condemns ‘Atrocities’ of Church Sex Abuse and Cover-Up 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Since assuming the papacy in 2013, the pontiff has largely refrained from inserting himself into domestic politics. Showdown in Argentina over landmark abortion legalization bill 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Since his election to the papacy five years ago, Francis has introduced a less formal, more pragmatic and progressive approach to his ministry, taking strong stands on issues like climate change and consumerism. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z This was “a turning point for Francis’ papacy” a Vatican official said. 'There's going to be a raid': A Chilean prosecutor forces Catholic... 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Francis took one of the most significant steps of his papacy, ordering McCarrick to live under de facto house arrest in advance of a canonical trial. Pope Francis accepts resignation of Australian archbishop convicted of sex abuse coverup 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Pope Francis, during the five years of his papacy, has spoken about the humanity and rights of migrants, cautioning about the anti-immigrant sentiment taking hold in parts of the developed world. The loudest opponent of Italy’s new anti-migrant policy? The Catholic Church. 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z That crisis now threatens to engulf his papacy and do lasting damage to Francis’s own reputation. Pope Francis has utterly failed to tackle the church’s abuse scandal | Catherine Pepinster 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The pope also commented on internal criticism of his papacy by conservatives, led by American Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke. Exclusive: Pope criticizes Trump administration policy on migrant... 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Now, five years into his papacy, there are signs, at last, that Pope Francis is starting to get it. Opinion | Pope Francis at last opens his eyes on clergy sex abuse 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z His pre-election homily against the “dictatorship of relativism” helped get him the job, and his papacy was considered by many as a last-ditch effort to save Europe and its Christian roots. As Ireland Joins Europe’s Sprint From Catholic Fold, Francis Looks South 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z The choice highlights this papacy’s priority in helping those on society’s margins. Pope Francis to create 14 new cardinals in June 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z “To a striking degree, the Germans are the protagonists of the drama of this papacy.” Germany’s Liberal Bishops Gain Influence Under Pope Francis 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z And if Canada’s bishops supported it, it is hard to see that the pope would refuse because a hallmark of the Francis papacy is to decentralize authority to the bishops conferences around the world. A Pope Given to Apologies Has Nothing for Indigenous Canada 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The document, “Rejoice and Be Glad,” is the third apostolic exhortation of Francis’ papacy. Pope Francis seeks ‘saints next door’; he says defending migrants as ‘equally sacred’ as unborn 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Francis has made defense of migrants a key part of his papacy. Pope baptizes Italy 'migrant hero' at Easter Eve service 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Five years into his papacy, Pope Francis is not "beloved" by more than a small percentage of us American Catholics who go to Mass every week. Opinion | Pope Francis Is Beloved. His Papacy Might Be a Disaster. 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z It also calls into question his stated empathy with abuse survivors, compounding the most serious crisis of his five-year papacy. Pope Francis got abuse victim’s letter about Chilean clergy, despite earlier denial 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z The resulting outrage, the harshest he had faced in his papacy, led him to send his top investigator to Chile. A Pope Given to Apologies Has Nothing for Indigenous Canada 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z But apparently that information never reached the pope — and led to one of the greatest gaffes of his five-year papacy. Pope’s briefing system under scrutiny after Chile gaffe 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z But apparently that information never reached the pope — and that led to one of the greatest gaffes of Francis’ five-year papacy. Pope’s briefing system under scrutiny after Chile gaffe 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The pontiff — who assumed the papacy in March 2013, becoming the first pope from the Americas — concluded his 22nd apostolic visit abroad. Pope ends South American trip, laments state of urban poor – LA Times 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z “This is the first solid evidence that the losses have continued even under his papacy,” Chesnut said. Analysis: Pope Francis uses Latin American trips to recover soul of the Catholic Church 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In his almost five-year-old papacy, Francis has stressed Christianity’s mission, in following Jesus, to welcome vulnerable and marginalized people. Pope: It’s a sin if fear makes us hostile to migrants 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z But with Trump firmly in control, the candidates can debate the policies and the ideas behind them without the distraction of an Avignon papacy. Opinion | Michael Wolff did Trump a big favor 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Her former church was part of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, which received media attention for calling the papacy the Antichrist. Michele Bachmann tells televangelist she might run for Al Franken’s Senate seat 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Across the world, the mass movement of people has shot to the top of the political agenda, and Francis has made defending those who migrate a central theme of his papacy. Don't extinguish migrants' hopes, Pope says on World Day of Peace 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z The pope, who recently turned 81, is in the fifth year of a papacy that supporters and critics have both called “revolutionary.” Pope Francis Puts Focus on Refugees in Christmas Eve Mass 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Pope Francis has made defence of migrants around the world a major theme of his papacy. Pope in migrant plea at Christmas Eve Mass 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z The 81-year-old pope, who was born of Italian immigrant stock in Argentina, has made defense of migrants a major plank of his papacy, often putting him at odds with politicians. Pope, on Christmas Eve, says faith demands respect of immigrants 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Francis has made concern for economic migrants, war refugees and others on society’s margins a central plank of his papacy. Pope on Christmas: Bethlehem trek’s like today’s migrations 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Across the world, the mass movement of people has shot to the top of the political agenda, and Francis has made defending those who migrate a central theme of his papacy. Don't extinguish migrants' hopes, Pope says on World Day of Peace 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Indeed, Elizabeth II’s faith impresses the papacy today, so much that one senior Vatican official described her to me as “the last Christian monarch”. How the Queen – the ‘last Christian monarch’ – has made faith her message 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Francis has sounded this theme since his papacy began: Authentic Christianity never closes in on itself. Perspective | The Protestant Reformation was 500 years ago. What needs reform in American religion today? 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z The 81-year-old pope, who was born of Italian immigrant stock in Argentina, has made defense of migrants a major plank of his papacy, often putting him at odds with politicians. Pope, on Christmas Eve, says faith demands respect of immigrants 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Though it was composed for the Second Vatican Council, “Vatican Rag” fits gracefully into a debate about liberalism in the current papacy. Who can fill the role of Tom Lehrer today? 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z The Young Pope: Jude Law plays an American who surprises the Catholic establishment by winning the papacy as a relative outsider. Seven TV Shows Every Executive Should Watch 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Metaxas is not unusual in seeing in Luther’s bold defiance of the papacy the birth of modern society. Luther: The talented, heedless man who changed the direction of history 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z He said to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica: “Heads of the church have often been narcissists, flattered and thrilled by their courtiers. The court is the leprosy of the papacy.” The war against Pope Francis 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z He will also plead for respect for the environment, a primary concern of his papacy. Pope Francis arrives for Colombia's first papal visit since 1986 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Francis has made the defense of migrants a major plank of his papacy and has criticized anti-immigrant stands by foreign leaders, including President Trump. World Digest: Aug. 21, 2017 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z However, the shortest papacy in history was occupied by Urban VII in 1590. Scaramucci fired after 10 days: 10 other tiny tenures - BBC News 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Instead, he moves to more familiar ground, answering the rather easier question of why many who followed Luther in rejecting the papacy refused to be constrained by his vision of church order. Luther: The talented, heedless man who changed the direction of history 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Yet four years into his papacy, the passive resistance of the Vatican seems to have triumphed over Francis’ energy. The war against Pope Francis 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z The case pulls Francis’s papacy back into the abuse scandals that have battered the church for nearly two decades and led to demands for sweeping changes on monitoring, selecting and training the clergy. Charges against Vatican cardinal revive questions about Pope Francis’s handling of child sexual abuse by priests 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The news, which broke in the middle of the night in Rome, represents the biggest crisis of Pope Francis’s papacy. George Pell takes leave from Vatican to fight sexual abuse charges in Australia 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Francis’ four-year papacy has been marked by his profound solidarity with refugees and demand that countries build bridges of welcome, not walls. Pope: Learning from refugees’ hopes and pain dissolves fear 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z His papacy is just four years old, and the millennial priests are not a homogeneous group, but already, they share a mission. How Millennials Are Reinventing the Priesthood 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The pope presented Trump with the medal, a message of peace and three bound papal documents that to some degree define his papacy and priorities. Donald Trump and Pope Francis meet: ‘We can use peace’ 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z This is where the relationship between the Trump administration and the Francis papacy might see a meeting of minds – and it won’t please liberals who usually find this pope more palatable than his predecessors. Why a ‘liberal’ pope is playing host to Donald Trump | Catherine Pepinster 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Francis has made defense of the environment a key plank of his papacy, strongly backing scientific opinion that global warming is caused mostly by human activity. In unusual omission, no Trump-Pope meeting planned during Italy G7 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The pontiff has made people on the margins of society a central focus of his papacy, calling for the Catholic church clergy and congregations to help homeless people and refugees. Pope opens free launderette for Rome's homeless people 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Francis has long been an advocate of migrants — kicking off his papacy in 2013 with a trip to an Italian island used as a waypoint for migrants desperate to enter Europe. How Pope Francis is leading the Catholic Church against anti-migrant populism 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Pope Francis has made defense of the environment a key plank of his papacy, strongly backing scientific opinion that global warming is caused mostly by human activity. Vatican urges Trump to reconsider climate change position 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z He also said he rejects any kind of cult around the papacy and that he’s a normal believer just like everyone else. Pope in interview with German paper warns of populism 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Alarm bells start ringing when a papacy becomes divisive. Who is trolling the Pope? - BBC News 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z In unusually revealing comments, the erstwhile Jorge Bergoglio reveals how feelings of anxiety he sometimes experienced while he was bishop of Buenos Aires disappeared following his elevation to the papacy. Pope Francis reveals how he shrugs off stress: 'I'm not on tranquilisers' 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The Islamic State claimed responsibility, saying it had dispatched a suicide bomber during Sunday Mass at the church, located inside St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral complex, the seat of the Coptic papacy. With bombing victims still dying, it’s a somber Christmas for Egypt’s Christians 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Francis, who has made defence of the poor a trademark of his papacy, said the infant Jesus should remind everyone of those suffering today – particularly children. Pope Francis: Christmas has been ‘taken hostage’ by materialism 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Francis, who has made defense of the poor a trademark of his papacy, said the infant Jesus should remind everyone of those suffering today, particularly children. Pope says Christmas 'hostage' to materialism, God in shadows 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Pope Francis’ papacy reflects a world of mind-boggling complexity and diversity. A Christian Answer to the Age of Terror 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z The papacy is no longer a lifetime job. Pope's zeal for change undimmed as he reaches 80 - BBC News 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z At Friday's meeting, he presented Santos with a medal and copies of the three encyclicals produced during his papacy. Colombia's president and opposition rival meet Pope Francis 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Given his predictions that his papacy will be short, it’s natural to wonder whether Pope Francis will choose to retire. Happy 80th Birthday, Pope Francis 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z She is recognized worldwide for her scholarship on the city of Avignon and its papacy. URI professor wins French academic honor 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Francis’ papacy stresses the imperative to work for reconciliation and forgiveness. Pope shuts Holy Door, but urges: Stay open to reconciliation 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z It seems impolite to say so, given Pope Benedict XVI’s chastened retreat to the shadows of the Vatican, back in 2013, but his papacy was a failed one. The Moral Weakness of Pope Benedict’s “Last Testament” 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Francis has made it a mission of his papacy to encourage greater compassion to the plight of the world’s most vulnerable people, including the poor, the sick, the elderly, migrants and prisoners. Pope Francis holds special Jubilee Mass for prisoners 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z When his papacy ends—by retirement or death—these cultural changes won’t necessarily leave with him. Happy 80th Birthday, Pope Francis 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Francis watched from afar as Benedict's papacy unraveled under the weight of successive scandals. Pope Francis the manager - surprising, secretive, shrewd 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Any agreement that solves the thorniest issue between the two sides – the Vatican’s right to appoint its own bishops in China – would represent the most consequential diplomatic feat of the Francis’s papacy. Pope Francis targets deal with China in year of mercy 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z When Benedict resigned from the papacy, some wondered about the state of his health. The Moral Weakness of Pope Benedict’s “Last Testament” 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Francis has made the plight of refugees one of the hallmarks of his papacy, even bringing a dozen Syrian refugees home with him from Lesbos, Greece. The Pope's New Cardinal Choices Sends Message to U.S. Church 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Benedict, 89, now lives in a Vatican convent, stepped down from the papacy on Feb. 28, 2013, five months before the Youth Day gathering, which was attended by Pope Francis, who succeeded him as pontiff. Benedict XVI's aide: 2014 World Cup led to his leaving 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Through satire, he wants to allay people’s fears of criticising the macroeconomic papacy. The emperor’s new paunch 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z But he said he immediately realized the significance of electing a Latin American pope, and said he is very happy with Francis' papacy. Retired pope offers final reflections on papacy, Francis 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z But he said he immediately realized the significance of electing a Latin American pope, and said he is very happy with Francis’ papacy. Retired pope offers final reflections on papacy, Francis 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Pope Francis is declaring Mother Teresa a saint at a morning Mass, making her the model of his Jubilee Year of Mercy and in some ways his entire papacy. Thousands gather in the Vatican for canonization of Mother Teresa 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Yet as the pope celebrates her sanctity, he will also be furthering a boom in the business of minting saints during his papacy. Pope Francis is unafraid of controversy — or quantity — when minting saints 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z In 1234, the right to canonize was officially reserved for the papacy. As Mother Teresa Becomes a Saint, Controversies Linger And as Francis ushers Teresa into sainthood, her mission will continue to define his papacy. How Pope Francis and Mother Teresa Are Linked 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z It would become one of the most iconic images of his papacy. Go Home, Pope Francis 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Empathy for the oppressed has always been a hallmark of Francis’s papacy. The pope’s welcome surprises 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z In his 3 1/2 years as pope, Francis has presided over 29 canonizations — 11 more than Benedict XVI, his predecessor, at the same point in his papacy. Pope Francis is unafraid of controversy — or quantity — when minting saints 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Benedict’s book, “The Last Conversations,” due Sept. 9, marks the first time a pope has been known to release a memoir of his papacy, Reuters reported Friday. Ex-Pope Benedict speaks of influence of Vatican ‘gay lobby’ in upcoming memoir: Report 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z From the beginning of his papacy, Pope Francis has sought to bring the poor to the world’s attention, fighting for their rights in halls of power from the U.S. How Pope Francis and Mother Teresa Are Linked 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s an approval rating a politician would pray for, sure, but down from the 90% average he has received for most of his papacy. Go Home, Pope Francis 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Benedict resigned following a turbulent papacy that included the so-call "Vatileaks" case, in which his butler leaked some of his personal letters and other documents that alleged corruption and a power struggle in the Vatican. In memoirs, ex Pope Benedict says Vatican 'gay lobby' tried to wield power: report 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z While Pope Francis dismissed such speculation over the weekend, it reflects the tension inherent in the situation—and dissatisfaction among conservatives with the direction of the current papacy. In Rare Appearance, Pope Benedict Joins Pope Francis at Vatican Ceremony 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The ceremony in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace served in part to show continuity from Benedict to Francis amid continued nostalgia from some conservatives for the former’s tradition-minded papacy. Benedict endorses Pope Francis in unprecedented Vatican ceremony 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The papacy's actions and statements towards Protestants may be even more revealing. Is Christian Unity Coming? 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z He made global headlines early in his papacy when he signaled a new openness toward gays when he famously uttered, “Who am I to judge?” Gay Catholic Groups Want the Vatican to Do More Than Apologize 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z In response, Turkish deputy prime minister Nurettin Canikli said the Pope's comments were "very unfortunate" adding it was "possible to see all the reflections and traces of crusader mentality in the actions of the papacy". Pope Francis says Church should apologise to gays - BBC News 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z “It is unfortunately possible to see all the reflections and traces of Crusader mentality in the actions of the papacy and the pope.” Pope Francis Urges Armenia to Reconcile With Turkey, Azerbaijan 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z However, there have been very few high-level female appointments to the Vatican during the current papacy. Pope Francis to Consider Ordaining Women as Deacons 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The best thing to happen in the 16th century was Henry VIII’s rejection of the pan-European papacy. Brexit could cause war? Utter nonsense, David Cameron | Simon Jenkins 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Francis’ first trip outside Rome on his accession to the papacy in 2013 was to the Italian island of Lampedusa to commemorate thousands of migrants dying in the crossing from North Africa. Pope's visit to Greek island of refugees will be rich on symbolism as churches show unity 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z That linked Poland to the papacy and to the western world, and coupled political power to the church until after World War II. Poland’s abortion debate risks shaking government, church 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z This is the inner essence of the papacy. ‘This Leak Is Big ... Heads Should Roll’ 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z DeLemus, reached Monday, says she was referring to her long-held beliefs regarding the papacy and not reacting to what the Pope said about Trump. State lawmaker backing Trump calls Pope the ‘anti Christ’ 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z From the start of his papacy, he has expressed concern that inmates in jails and prisons should be treated with dignity. Pope Francis Urges Catholics to Not Allow Executions This Year 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z For generations, the role of the papacy has been shaded by politics — and Francis’s papacy especially, with his efforts on global climate change and general outspokenness. Pope Francis joins a chorus of world leaders in condemning Donald Trump 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z In Chiapas, Francis extended a running theme of his papacy — the exploitation of native peoples and the need of the Roman Catholic Church to embrace some of their rituals and popular devotions. At Mass, Pope Francis Embraces ‘Misunderstood’ of Mexico 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The fundamental issues of the nearly millennium-old break still loom large: the power of the papacy as well as other theological splits. Meeting of pope and patriarch highlights ancient rifts, current fears 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The Mexico trip also comes as Francis is entering a potentially defining period of his papacy. Francis’s Visit to Mexico Comes as Country Struggles With Many Ills 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Francis has made the plight of migrants one of the hallmarks of his papacy, denouncing what he called the “globalization of indifference” toward people desperate to flee poverty and persecution. Immigration at center of Pope’s visit to Mexico-US border 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z It is a theme that the pontiff has hit on throughout his papacy, including at previous World Economic Forums. Pope Asks Davos Elite to Remember the Poor 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z |
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